Buddy Bell hit homers his first two times at bat, driving in three runs, and Oscar Gamble added a two-run wallop to power the Rangers to a 6-3 victory over the Yankees. Steve Comer, who turned in his first complete game of the season, held the Yankees to seven hits, with two of their runs coming on a round-tripper by Thurman Munson in the first inning. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      17, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1
Rangers      3  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   6 13  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .284      Grubb cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Randolph 2b           3   2   2   0     1   0   .270      Sample lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .274
Munson c              5   1   1   2     0   2   .291      Bell 3b               3   3   2   3     0   0   .283
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .262      Gamble dh             3   2   2   2     1   0   .328
Piniella rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Zisk rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .223
Spencer dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Sundberg c            3   0   2   1     1   1   .223
Beniquez lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Norman ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Wills 2b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .245
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   2     5   2             Totals               34   6  13   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 37,405
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Rangers 7
DP: Yankees 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Chambliss, Norman, Comer
Doubles: Chambliss (12), Spencer (5), Sample (9), Sundberg (10)
Triples: Randolph (6)
Home Runs: Munson (2), Bell 2 (4), Gamble (4)
Stolen Bases: Wills (19)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (6)
GIDP: Norman (3)
Hit by Pitch: Randolph (2,by Comer)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(0-5)           3     7   4   4   1   1   2  16   5.91
Clay                    5     6   2   2   1   2   1  21   5.13
Totals                  8    13   6   6   2   3   3  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(6-5)            9     7   3   2   5   2   1  40   3.48
Totals                  9     7   3   2   5   2   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Comer (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to second; Rivers was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Randolph walked; Randolph
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Comer [Randolph
to third]; Munson homered [Randolph scored]; Nettles grounded
out (first unassisted); Chambliss doubled to right; Piniella
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Sample
doubled to left; Bell homered [Sample scored]; Putnam struck
out; Gamble walked; Zisk singled to right [Gamble to third];
Sundberg singled to center [Gamble scored, Zisk to second];
Norman grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
flied out to center; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Wills flied out to left; Grubb flied out to left;
Sample made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Rangers 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers walked; Randolph singled to left [Rivers to
second]; Munson struck out; Nettles grounded out (third to
first) [Rivers to third, Randolph to second]; Chambliss was
walked intentionally; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Bell homered; Putnam popped to third in foul
territory; Gamble flied out to center; Zisk singled to left;
Sundberg doubled to left [Zisk out at home (left to shortstop to
third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Spencer doubled to left; Beniquez walked; Dent
forced Spencer (pitcher to third) [Beniquez to second]; Rivers
flied out to left; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: CLAY REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Norman made an out
to third; Wills singled to center; Wills stole second; Grubb
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills to third]; Sample
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam
grounded out (second to first); Gamble singled to center; Zisk
forced Gamble (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg struck out; Norman struck out; On a bunt
Wills singled to first [Wills to second (error by Chambliss)];
Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied out to left; Rivers singled to right;
Randolph was hit by a pitch [Rivers to second]; Munson was
called out on strikes; Nettles walked [Rivers to third, Randolph
to second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Sample singled to shortstop; Bell reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Sample to second]; Putnam
lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Sample out at
second]; Gamble homered [Bell scored]; Zisk grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to center; Spencer lined to
first; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg walked; Norman grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Sundberg out at second]; Wills
singled to right; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Dent made an out to second; Rivers made an out to
second; Randolph tripled to right; Munson reached on an error by
Norman [Randolph scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Nettles lined to
first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 6.